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HANSARDCoronavirusThere have been more than 600 tests a day in Cornwall over the past couple of days, so people in Cornwall can access tests—and it is very important, if they have symptoms, that…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI am happy to consider the specific issues that the hon. Gentleman raises about Ilford. We have an extremely good working relationship with the London group, which is cross-party…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe are giving local authorities more enforcement powers—for instance, to be able to close venues should that be necessary on public health grounds. We will set out more details of…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe challenge of how to keep people in care homes safe is a really tough one, because visits to care homes are important not only for our wellbeing and our desire to see our loved…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is exactly what I am trying to do, and I appreciate the tone in which the hon. Gentleman asked the question. To be clear about the data on contact tracing that have just been…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOf course, West Brom is a distinct area and separate in its geography from central Birmingham. However, I caution my hon. Friend that we are seeing sharp rises in cases across…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is of course my goal for that to happen immediately. The challenge is to increase capacity—a subject that my right hon. Friend and I have discussed at length, and of which I…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe did protect the NHS all the way through the peak, and this country can rightly be proud of the building of the Nightingale hospitals. We saw a hospital in China being built in…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am afraid to say that, although I would love my right hon. Friend to be right, my firm belief, based not only on the clinical advice but on my own analysis and judgment of the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat is something we work on constantly. It is not always perfect, as this questions session attests, but it is something we are constantly working on to try to minimise the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe answer to the second question is yes. We are rolling out the biggest ever flu vaccine programme. We continued to buy flu vaccine throughout the spring and summer, as it was…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI can think of no better way in Lichfield than to get my hon. Friend out and about making that case—in a socially distanced way, of course. He is quite right. We have to get the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI was in contact with the Mayor of Greater Manchester this morning on the question of what we do in Greater Manchester. The national measures that were announced yesterday will…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, absolutely. The hon. Lady is right to raise this. We are putting more support into mental health services, but there is a challenge, especially with people who were not able…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIf people have symptoms of coronavirus, they should self-isolate and get a test. We have heard examples—of course we have—of people having challenges getting tests. I am very…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this question. We are constantly looking across the world at different approaches. Sweden, unfortunately, has had many, many more…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is a real pleasure to be commended on my enthusiasm for technology—normally comments about my enthusiasm are followed by a large “but”. In this case, I totally agree about the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI pay tribute to Kirklees and colleagues who represent the seats within it, who have worked across party lines with national and local government. We have put more resources in,…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateNo, because the testing sites operate, of course, in a covid-secure way; we put a huge amount of effort into the infection control procedures at testing sites. I want to…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am very happy to meet my hon. Friend, who speaks so strongly for Crewe and all its residents to discuss, the need for a high-quality NHS. Of course, my hon. Friend is a…10 Sept 2020